DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF SEEDS. 
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German Black Wax. —(See cut.) Excellent 
variety, either for snaps or shelled; tender, rich- 
colored pods.. 
Kentucky Wonder, or Old Homestead. 
— A very vigorous grower, and enormously pro¬ 
ductive. The pods, which hang in great clusters, 
are very long, tender and of the finest flavor. One 
of the very best pole beans in cultivation. 
Barge Lima.— A standard variety, unsurpassed 
in quality as a green or dried shell bean. 
German Wax Pole. 
Lazy Wife’s. — (See cut.) Very productive; ex¬ 
cellent either as a snap or dried bean; may be grown either on poles 
or on corn... 
Per 
100 lbs. Per lb. 
9.00 15c 
10.00 15c 
9.00 A 15c 
9.00 15c 
Scarlet Runner. — Often cultivated for the beauty of its flowers 
which are of a dazzling scarlet color, it is also a fine snap bean and 
the leading variety of English gardens.. 10.00 15c 
BEETS. 
Remolacha — Rothe Rueben — Betterave. 
Select a deep, rich, sandy loam, and manure with well-de¬ 
composed compost. Sow in drills 14 to 16 inches apart, and 
cover one inch deep. When the young plants appear, thin to 
4 or 5 inches apart. One ounce of seed will sow about 50 
feet of row. 
Egyptian Turnip Beet. 
Bastian’s Early Blood Turnip. —One 
of the earliest; color very dark red. 10c 
Dewing’s Early Turnip. — (See cut.) An excellent variety 
for summer and winter use; roots good red. 10c 
Per oz. Per lb. 
50c 
50c 
Eclipse Blood Turnip. — (See cut.) An early variety of excel¬ 
lent quality.. 10c 50c 
Edmund’s Blood Turnip. — (See cut.) Very desirable for 
market gardeners..... 10c 50c 
Egyptian Dark Red Turnip. — (See cut.) Very early; roots 
deep red, tender and delicious .. 10c 50c 
Germain's Long 
Blood Beet. 
Edmund's Blood Turnip Beet. 
Per oz. Per lb. 
Germain’s Bong Blood.—(Seecut.) 
A splendid variety of fine flavor, and be¬ 
ing of long symmetrical shape, is more 
easily sliced than the round varieties. 10c 50c 
Swiss Cliard, or Silver.—This va¬ 
riety is cultivated for its leaf stalks, 
which are served up much like Asparagus, 
and for its leaves, cooked as Spinach. 
Cut often; new and more tender stalks 
will be produced. 10c 50c 
6®“For best varieties of Sugar Beet and Mangel 
Wurzel for feeding stock, see Agricultural Seeds. 
BROCCOLI. 
Broculi — Spargelkohl — Broccoli. 
Closely allied to the Cauliflower, but 
hardier. Sow the seeds in beds and 
transplant to rich, mellow ground, 2 
feet apart. A light, free loam, well 
enriched with rotted stable manure is 
best. Cultivate the same as Cauli¬ 
flower. One ounce of seed will pro¬ 
duce 2,000 plants. 
Eclipse Blood 
Turnip Beet. 
